Thread-carrier.



A. PETERSEN. THREAD CARRIER. APPLICATION HLBDJAN. 5. 1912, 1,043,788.- .Patwted Nov. 5, i912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1l A. PETBRSEN. i THREAD CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1912.

1,048,788. Patented N0v.5,1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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.annate Parnassia,- cr nos'ron, ivmssncnu'sii'rfrs,4 Assienon frorosroN MACHINERY. contienne, or nos'ron, MASSACHUSETTS, A Conronarion or 1v1.isstonnent'12s.y

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i,naaien Patented Nav,5,1912;`

"Appic'atign inea January 5. 1912. serial nefs-69,548.

'ot Massachusetts, have vinvented 4new and useiul improvements in ThreadCarriers, "ctwhich Athe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inthread carriers particularly suitable for use in Aconnection "The object oit-the invention to providea device which is adapted'to detect a threadbreakage and to close an ,elec'tric circuit-"by, krnea'nso-t' said detectingv device,-' whereby: `vsaid machine maybe stopped-or whereby the -eon'dition of .'T-he objectl of' the4 to providejaI deviceadapted to coperate "with the threadmass lcarried` thereby in completing an' electric circuit just-.prior to thespending of the thread constituting said thread-mass, but-.at aws/ufcientlength' of thread .time in advance "thereof to allow enough'to .remain ther-coriV v'to supply thel a plan View' machine until the sanie'has-conie toa dead stop, or unt-il given tothe operator thereof to stop' 'said and arrangement following pointed'out in the claims'thereof.l

Referring-to .the drawingsziFigure 1 is'i -of device'embodying my in- 'vention "with pinions shotvn .in connection therewith constituting' one ofjjthje many ,forms of driving means which may be used mi.

ter', and an elect ric in connection 'With a carrierl ot vthis characgrammatic' form-connectedtherewith. Fig. Qis a section taken on illustrating' the parts therein in their normal operative' relation -to' eachother. ai longitudinal section, "partlyy inv elevation, taken on' linef' of l4`ig.'y 1. 'Figft is a section similar' to 2 .with the' parts shown in their relative positions as they 'would appear'justprior to` the spending ofV With braiding machines and said ythread may-bel indi- .inventiony is '.vfurthei" ,adapted to carry circuit shown .in v diaune .24a-@fria 1 l Eig. 3' is,

f Al threadguide SO'is securedto one 'd 'sides of said the thread @und thereby. Figi -5 is' sectionA similar to .Fig 2 illustrating the manner in vwhich connection is ymade, be-

tween the electric circuit terminals when the thread breaks, Like numerals refer to like partsthroughout the several views of. the drawings.

'In the-drawings, referringv particularly to Figs. 1,-2 and, 3,8 is a thread carrier preferably consisting of a rectangular supper-t9 electric circuit;conections for the carrier,

l. have illustrated said carrier as'having a segmental end 12 having teeth thereon engaging pinions 13 and 14:l adapted to be rotated by any suitable means -not shown in ggf having aspindle 1() jouraled to rotate'thereon 1n bearings 11,-11'. For the purpose 'of illustrating 4one form of support and the tlie. drawings. .The ysegmental end' isalso provided with flanges -15, 15 which engage' terminals of an electric circuit 17'Whichgis has direqt connections v`v ith' said segment.

A'sprmgrlS is" mounted 'upon a bracket 70" a support 16, "and constitutes one of* the grounded inthe frame ofthe machine and 19 Which-in turn is'z mounted upon the-carrier'9 and'insulatedtherefrom by means of suicient wa1ining has been the insulating `material 20,'said1spring and bracket constitutinga secondterminal for said electric circuit 17, said spring having 'engagement With la stationary conductor 21 mounted upon the-Stationary part of the 24 las hereinshovvn'.v The spin e 10 is a threadma'ssf having athread 216 leading voutwardly therefrom to the Work which is being formed'by the machine to which said carrierV is connectedg.

-A. shield 27 is preferably provided to protect thethread-,mass 25 upon theunder side 4thereof and@ is secured to the, sides 4E28 and V2t) of the rectangular support'Q.

adapted to guidet-he thread 26," which `ein tends from beneath the thread-mass 25, up'

,Wardly'tothe upper edge'of the-side-28,

support, lpre'feiably- 29, and

thence around beneath said shieldthrough said guide and thence to .the

support 9 and preferably consists of a rod 34 t'o' which is secured a"-\feeler 35 vwhich is .adaptedtoengage'said threadLm'ass upon or adjacent to its 10 -spr1ng36- large number of often diiiicult .to lm'ow: when the thread lead l ing from the thread-masses, carried by 4saidbreaks and owing to this. diiiculty the work being formed v-on said machines might y vage becomes 2o threadbreaks `a thread has been broKen, I have provided'a" detector,

j -is pivoted at37' and .38 in the ,ends 32 and 33 i ,respectively ofsaid support and is provided under side .and is yieldmgly held thereagainstlby a. torsional u Ina braiding carriers are employed, it is thread carriers,

be ruined before the breakknown. -To obviate this and to msure thestopping of thefmachine, when a which'is preferably U-shaped and with a feeler 39 .extending longitudinallyV of y said support substantially parallel with the axis of `said spindle andis adapted to engage n the thread 26fat a point adjacent to lt`he"up per edge of one of the sides of Vsaid'supp'ort preferably 281. A spring 40 secured in/the 1' 'support 9 is" adapted to. engage said detector and yieldingly urge ythe same: upwardly v l'against said.th'read. @The pressure 'exerted 40.is less than the pressure eX'- I eited 'uponthe thread'fmass 25 by thetem the spring s e'en' that owing tothis variation pressure 'between' said tensioning device. and. said de#` extending from said- Lthreadfmassjover saidfeeler' 39 and tectof' that Ithe thread 26 fthe upper "edge :of the .side- .28"would be drawn mi av wouldv be allowedto ily upwardly; tothe p'o- R41-of said fdetectonwouldengage the oppo' v 'siteen'd 42 ofthespring 1 8 and thereby con'- 4 neet the'terminalg,

v mounted in the segment, 1 2, whichws also a and being ,of aI suitable current. conducting .material and 'pivotally mitv .the current ,'tof pass tro-gmagnet-43,- thence throughthe conductor 44- .whic'h isgrounded in thexframe and conf@ pm 51 Vmoved 4away `fromthe bracket-19. tlereby through thewire23 connectingthe battery 24,1- thence throughthe windings of .the elec- I thave illustrated, in diagrammatic form, a

power transmission'device 45 which may be controlled by said magnet' inany suitable manner, whereby themachine to which the same's connectedmay'be stopped.

ymachine or a loom, where a' or to` signal the operator that.

comparatively straight line, 'but i V[upon the 'breakage of "saidlthre'ad said feeler therethrough7 In addition to the trouble isometimes caused'by the breaking ofv the thread, there is often a great deal of trouble caused by the .thread on some'of the carriers being spent, whereupon if not detected immediately, a defect will appear in the work bein gformed on the machine vof which said carrier is a part. To overcome thisy diiliculty a second 4detector 46 is provided consisting of a rod 47 'which is pivoted in the ends 32 and 33 of the support 9 and/is also provided with a feeler 48 which is adapted to engage the outer surface of said thread-mass andis yieldingly pressed thereagainst by a torsional spring 49 which encircles the rocl 47. The feelerv 48 is preferably slightly'longer than the distance between the outer surface of the spindle 10 andthe axis of the rrlv 47; Thus it .will be seen that said feeler will be prevented from being swung upwardly and beyond theplane connecting the axis of said rod-and the Vaxis of said spindle. But in order to permit said feeler toipass-by said spindle and across said plane, anannular- Lgroove 50 is formed in the spindle 10 of sufficient depth to permit a. ,of thread to be wound 'therein and still permit said. feeler tojswing u wardly. therethrough. Secured to the en of the rod 47,

pin 5lv which is adapted; bracket 19.11ponwhich-the spring'l-S is'supported. lIn the operationofsaid carriere the .pin-5 l-wi1l be normally held out of engagement withf said bracket 19,.by' the thread mass carried by said spindle preventing the upward movement of thefeeler 48, but when Said thread-is'spent, withthe exception of a lar .groove, sg1. idfeeler is-allowed to swing lupwardly .until isaid pin, engages said bracket, when the terminal12I will be connected' therethrough'with the terminal 18 and theelectric circuit 17 closed, whereby said-machine may be stopped or the state of said thread-rnass indicated by any suitable devicefand on account of the thread con-A tainedin saidannular groove, said machine may continue to-'operate fora short time Without making a defect in the' work being formed therein.' v

. The-general operation'of the device is as follows: The spindle 1() having' a suitable amount of thread wound thereon is placed -upon the support 9 in thebearing 11,I the *tension feelerf and detector feeler`46 be-` ing forceddownwardly against the actions .of their "respective springs and the disconnecting the terminals 18`and- 21. `The vshield?? through -the thread-guide 3Ql to the adjacent to the -endf32 of said support isa'v to.l engage the' plurality of coursescontainedinsaid an'nuplurality of lcoils notarse ,io-int ivneie the noih is termed and upon l is held 1n disconnected relation'to said terd airing said thread taut, said eeler 39 is v swung downwardly aga-inst the action o'li the 'spring whe the end ot the terminal 18 and the terreby the connection bet-Ween minal QG is broken. thereby opening the elec tric circuit l? and deiiergizing the magnet Li?. llvhen this operation has been `performed: upon each ofthe carriers contained in the machine, said machine is ready to be started `which may be done by any suitable device controlled by the electro-magnet 43 when it is desired that a thread breakage or a spent thread is to stop the machine.

lt' during the operation ot said machine' the thread 25 should brealr,l the feeler 3.9 on the detector is released whereupon said detector is forced upwardly to the position illustrated in Fig. 5, when the armA 41 will.

engage the terminal 18 thereby connecting said terminal with the terminal l2 upon which said arm is -pivoted, and close the electric circuit 17 and ener izing the magnet liilhen the thread on the spindle l is nearly spent, that is, With the exception ot several courses of thread which are contained in the annular Igroove 50, the teeler atl-is. released and allowed to swing up vvardly upon its pivots until the pin l engages the bracket 19 whereupon the terniinal l2 .is connected vvith the terminal 18 and thus the electric circuit i7 will be closed` whereby the result her'einbetore stated will be accomplished.

lt willV be obvious that this invention may be adapted to any device or machine eniploying thread carriers or thread-masses, and turthermore the specitic construction oit the device Twould not necessarily have to be carried out as herein shown and described, lmany variations and changes might be ade Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrii'icing the advantages obtained thereby.

Having thus described my invention what l.l claim and desire byk Letters- Patent to secure is:

l.. ifi thread carrier having, in combination,a support, a spindle mounted in said support, adapted to carry a thread-mass .having a thread tensioning device, electric circuit terminals, a *tl-shaped detector pivoted at each end thereof to said support adapted to connect said terminals, the por tion ot said .detector connecting the legsl thereof constituting a teeler extending substantially parallel with the axis o' said spindieq and adapted to engage a thread leading outwardly trom saidthread mass, means adapted to yieldingly urge said detector into connecting relation with said terminals, and thread tensioning means adapted to overcome the pressure exerted on said thread by said yielding means, -vvhereby said detector minals.

0 2. A thread carrier having, in combination, a support, a spindle mounted in said support adapt-ed to carry fathread-mass, electric circuit terminals, a detector pivotally mounted upon said support having a teeler tangentially disposed relatively to said thread mass and adapted to engage the periphery thereof adapted to connect said terminals and to be normally retained in disconnected relation therewith by said threadmass.

3. A thread carrier having, in combina.

tion, a support, a spindle mounted in said support adapted to carry a thread-mass, and provided ivith an annular groove adapted to contain a plurality of coils of thread, electric circuit terminals, and a detector adapte ed to connect said terminals and. to be normally held in disconnected relation thereto by the thread contained in said thread-mass exclusive ot the thread in said annular groove.

4. A thread carrier having, in combination, a support, a spindle rotatablyv mounted in said support, provided with an annular groove adapted to contain a plurality ot coils of thread, said spindle being adapted to carry a thread-mass having a plurality oiB coils of thread extending into said groove,

and a detector having engagement Wit-h said thread-mass adjacent tos-aid groove, adapted to connect said terminals and to be normally held in disconnected relation thereto by the thread contained in'said thread-mass exclusive of the thread in said annular groove.

thread carrier having, in combination, a support, a spindle rotatably mounted in said support, provided. with an annular groove adapted to contain a plurality ot' coils of thread, said spindle being adapted to carry a thread-mass having a plurality oi' coils of thread extending into said groove, and a pivotally mounted detector having yielding engagement with vsaid thread-mass, adjacent to said groove, adapted to connect said terminals and to be normally held in disconnected relation thereto by the thread contained in said threadmass exclusive ot the thread in said annular' groove.

6. ln combination, an electric circuit, a thread carrier embodying in its construction a support constituting one ofthe termi'- nals ot said circuit, adapted to carry a thread-mass having a ivardly therefrom, a second terminal for saidcircuit carried by said support and insulated therefrom, a detector adapted to connect said terminals and provided with a teeler extending longitudinally of said thread-mass, substantially parallel with the axis thereof, said. teeler also being adapted to engage said thread and to be normally thread leading outiio held in disconnected relation to said termimy hand n presence of two subscribing Wit nals, and a second detector adapted to connesses.

neet said terminals to envaffe said threadl mass and to be norrhully hel in dsconnect` ANKER PE1 ERSEN' 5 ed relation to said terminals by said thread- Witnesses:

mass.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sei'I CHARLES S. GoonxNG, SYDNEY E. TAFT. 

